# automatic track numbering
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-track-numbering/14323
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 6, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-track-numbering/14323 "2013-01-06T02:33:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@randalhoctor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/randalhoctor)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-track-numbering/14323/1 "2013-01-06T02:33:49Z")
I did search and check FAQ. Seems giving 650 tracks a _track number should be trivial like generating a sequential number string in Excel cells is_.
I was up to track 250 and thought this is stupid, this app surely has a counter function. Well I found it under **Track\>Customize columns\>Value %\_counter%**. But I could not make it work as I would expect. How do I do it?
\*\*I love this product and am discovering all sorts of capability
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-track-numbering/14323/2 "2013-01-06T06:41:06Z")
> [@randalhoctor](#):
>
> I did search and check FAQ. Seems giving 650 tracks a _track number should be trivial like generating a sequential number string in Excel cells is_. I was up to track 250 and thought this is stupid, this app surely has a counter function. Well I found it under **Track\>Customize columns\>Value %\_counter%**. But I could not make it work as I would expect. How do I do it? \*\*I love this product and am discovering all sorts of capability
The Mp3tag system variable %\_counter% cannot be used within the Mp3tag list view and column definitions, but in Export scripts and in Action and Converter format strings.
For example ... you can use %\_counter% as described there ...
[New feature suggestion: incremental counter (in the title field.)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/8855/2)
At first ... try out the "Autonumbering Wizard" to set sequential track numbers.
DD.20130106.0856.CET
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### Author:  [@randalhoctor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/randalhoctor)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-track-numbering/14323/3 "2013-01-07T02:35:24Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
>
> The Mp3tag system variable %\_counter% cannot be used within the Mp3tag list view and column definitions, but in Export scripts and in Action and Converter format strings.
>
> For example ... you can use %\_counter% as described there ...
> [New feature suggestion: incremental counter (in the title field.)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/8855/2)
>
> At first ... try out the "Autonumbering Wizard" to set sequential track numbers.
>
> DD.20130106.0856.CET
Thank you. I got it to work. I kept expecting to see the track numbers generated to appear in the track column.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-track-numbering/14323/4 "2026-02-09T12:24:15Z")